lost army missle..do you know where it is?

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http://gizmodo.com/the-army-wants-its-missing-missile-back-1727591780

Kiona Smith-Strickland
Filed to: military   
8/30/15 6:00pm

The Army Wants Its Missing Missile Back

A 100 pound training missile fell off an Army helicopter in northern New York on Friday, and the Army still hasn't found it.

The nonexplosive, nonmotorized dummy missile fell from an AH-64 Apache on its way from Fort Drum to the New York Air Show on Friday. The 100 pound, 64 inch long dummy missile is meant to simulate the weight and appearance of a Hellfire missile for training. It has "U.S. Army" painted on the side in big block letters, which is a lesson to all of us: write your name on your things if you're likely to lose them.

So if you live in New York and you've seen a missile with "U.S. Army" painted on the side, call Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division Operations Center at 315-772-6324. They would really like it back.
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http://www.ibtimes.com/us-army-searching-missile-fell-apache-helicopter-over-new-york-2075081

By Jeff Stone ?@JeffStone500 ?j.stone@ibtimes.com   on August 31 2015 7:53 AM EDT

Other Army helicopters are retracing the route of an Apache helicopter that accidentally dropped a dummy version of a Hellfire missile.   Fort Drum 


The U.S. Army is searching upstate New York for a nonexplosive missile that fell out of a flying Apache helicopter. The 100-pound dummy missile poses no threat to the public and was being used to simulate the weight of an actual Hellfire missile for training purposes, the Army told media outlets.

Known as an M3 Captive Flight Training Missile, the missile was flying onboard an Apache helicopter making its way south from Fort Drum in northern New York to the Steward International Airport for an air show just north of New York City Friday morning, the Army told Ars Technica Sunday. Other military helicopters are retracing the Apache's flight path in an attempt to find the missile, and anyone who happens upon it is encouraged to call their local police department or Fort Drum.
A similar accident occurred when an inactive training missile fell out of a military helicopter over Texas in 2012 and fell into a field. No one was hurt during that incident, though a neighborhood was evacuated as a precautionary measure, and the missile left a hole in the ground several feet deep. It was recovered after just a few hours, NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported at the time.

The accident in upstate New York comes amid renewed attention in recent years on military close calls inside U.S. borders. Four U.S. Air Force commanders were punished in 2013 when they accidentally left blast doors guarding long-range nuclear missiles open and unattended.

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http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/08/fort_drum_to_upstate_ny_residents_have_you_seen_our_lost_missile.html
By  Mark Weiner | mweiner@syracuse.com   
on August 31, 2015 at 11:34 AM, updated August 31, 2015 at 5:02 PM


Fort Drum to Upstate NY residents: Have you seen our lost missile?

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Missing: A 5-foot long, 100-pound piece of steel with a strong resemblance to a Hellfire missile. Painted black with the words "U.S. Army" on the side. If found, please don't touch. Call police or Fort Drum immediately.

That's the message from Army officials at Fort Drum as their search entered its fourth day Monday for an inert training missile that fell off an Apache helicopter Friday somewhere over Upstate New York.

The helicopter lost the non-explosive dummy missile Friday morning during a flight from Fort Drum in Jefferson County to Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, Orange County, according to Army officials.

As of 11 a.m. Monday, the missile still had not been recovered, said Julie Halpin, speaking for Fort Drum.

Other Apache helicopters from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, part of the 10th Mountain Division, retraced the flight path of the first helicopter in a search for the missile Friday, Halpin said. She declined to disclose the flight path.

Halpin said she did not know if the aerial search efforts would continue Monday.

The M36 Captive Flight Training Missile poses no risk to the public because it is not explosive or motorized, according to Fort Drum officials. It is usually attached to the helicopter to simulate the weight of a missile during flight.

Fort Drum officials say they do not know how the training missile separated from the helicopter. The training missile cannot be dropped or fired from the helicopter like a live Hellfire missile.

Fort Drum officials are appealing for the public's help in locating the missile. Anyone with information is asked to call their local police agency or the 10th Mountain Division Operations Center at (315) 772-6324.

[Senduko]

This should be placed in the humor section lol.